Cooking for my dog with Kidney disease
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FULL RECIPE, DIET, SUPPLEMENT and TREAT INFO ALL BELOW after disclaimer.
I'm not a veterinarian. I am merely sharing what I do for my 15 yr old dog who has had kidney disease now for 3 yrs. She also gets acupuncture monthly. She has gone from stage 2 to early stage one (just outside normal rangers) an held steady for over 2+yrs now on this diet and with these supplements. I am working with a holistic vet who has approved this and these supplements for her. Please make sure you run all these things by your vet as your dog may have other requirements and adjustments may need to be made for your case. Always get your dogs kidney values/blood work checked every 3 months.
Recipe makes 20 meals for a 25-30lb dog - 1 and 1/2 cups a day (I split that into 2 meals a day) so a 3 cup tray makes 2 breakfast and 2 dinner portions.
recipe adapted from
https://eatswritesshoots.com/2014/06/16/recipe-for-low-phosphorus-dog-food-caring-for-a-dog-with-chronic-renal-failure/
List of low Phosphorous foods: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/northern-california/gsaa/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/11/Phosphorous-Foods_tcm28-602162.pdf
This recipe in the video- INGREDIENTS (when you can use organic) (substitutes for items listed after)
* 4bs lean ground beef 96%fat free beef (I get at trader joes) (you can use 90 or 92% fat free but for my dog who was prone to pancreatitis this was recommended by my vet)
* 2 pints liquid egg white
* 2 bags (1lb each) organic green beens to steam
* 4cups WHITE rice (in 8 cups water_) cooked (not brown)
* 3lb bag organic sweet potato (bake and remove skin)
* 3 cups canned pumpkin (1 ½ cans)
* 6 tablespoons coconut oil
cook all the above and mix in food processor - add in
blend again well - cool
the put in 3 cup size glass trays. Freeze.
1 1/2 cup portion is a full days portion
above makes 10 - 3cup trays. Good for 20 meals (1 tray is 2 days food)
Note my dog was told that she does best with low fat cause of her liver. Most dog can use basic low fat say 90% fat free beef
Meals should never be microwaved. Take out and put a tray in the fridge the day before it’s needed. Takes about 12 hours in the fridge to thaw. You can boil some filtered water to add to make warmer if needed.
If you can't use above ingredients this is a LIST OF ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENTS TO WORK WITH:
Protein Sources: Lean Ground Beef; duck; white fish; and egg whites; ground pork (moderate, but tasty)
→ all good choices because of the ratio of fat to phosphorus
Fat: Coconut oil (high in good fat, but low in vitamin D); alternatively, avocado oil
Veggie Sources: Green beans; collards or kale (collards are lower in phosphorus than kale, but kale is richer in almost every other source of vitamin); broccoli (in limited amounts for flavor)
Carbs: Sweet potato; acorn squash; pumpkin (high in potassium); carrots and apples, skin on, in moderation
→ all (except the apples) should be boiled/steamed — water discarded because the water leaches out the phosphorus
Fibre/Carbs: White rice; pearled barley; white bread
→ contrary to what we might think, refined grains are lower in phosphorus so better in these diets than whole grains
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Supplements I add to each meal (I feed twice a day)
Omega Via 500EPA fish oil (only ONE a day)
A good probiotic like Miracle Probiotic powder (on amazon) or Wholistic Canine Complete Digest all PLUS.
1/4th teaspoon standard process renal support
1/4th teaspoon standard process hepatic support (if you want to support your dogs liver depending on blood values)
1 tsp acacia fiber recommended as sometimes dogs could be binded by the rice. You can adapt amount as needed.
Vetri Science Renal support chews. holistic vet recommends giving double the recommended dose. We give one after each meal as a treat. Your vet may sell these or you can find on www.idealpetx.com/
Treats:
Mattie’s dog biscuits - by on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Matties-healthy-treats-kidney-disease/dp/B00FBC7MCQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1546467686&sr=8-3&keywords=matties+dog+treats
FROZEN CUBES made with HONEST KITCHEN KEEN I water it down lots and make flavored ice cubes to put in Kongs, so she gets a low phos treat and extra water and extra calories. My other dog loves it too.
I also make frozen dog cookies this is from animal hospital recipe. Both my dogs love. Not just for dogs with CKD
mix 3 cups white rice flour
2 cups water
½ cup honey
4 cups organic quick oats (dry)
2 TSP of each: cinnamon, Turmeric and ginger
Can of pumpkin
mix well and roll out and cut into squares or cut into shapes, bake for 15 mins at 350degrees. Cool and freeze - keep in bag in freezer and feed frozen
PS do NOT give any shots/vaccinations -avoid all chemicals for fleas/ticks etc as your dogs kidneys have enough stress with this disease. No vet should be recommending shots to a senior dog anyway!